Arminius S. Rounds

(c. 1836 - )
Home State: New York
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 34th New York Infantry

Before the Antietam Campaign:
He enlisted at age 25 in Company G, 34th New York Infantry on 1 May 1861, and mustered in as Corporal. He was promoted Sergeant (date unknown), then First Sergeant on 1 May 1862.

In the Antietam Campaign:
He was wounded in action on 17 September 1862 at Antietam.

The remainder of the War:
He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant of Company E on 22 January 1863, and mustered out with them in June 1863. He was appointed Captain of Company B, 2nd New York Heavy Artillery on 20 February 1865.

References, Sources, and other notes:
Basic information from State of New York1, which has his first name as Amineas. He also seen in some records as Armineus. Thanks to Devan Sommerville for scrubbing through the AG's Report and extracting and transcribing roster data for AotW. Artillery service from the Register2.

Notes

1 State of New York, Adjutant-General, Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York [year]: Registers of the [units], 43 Volumes, Albany: James B. Lyon, State Printer, 1893-1905, Issue 22 (for the year 1900) [AotW citation 8334]

2 US Army, Adjutant General, Official Army Register of the Volunteer Forces, U. S. Army, 8 vols., Washington, DC: Adjutant General's Office, 1867, Part II, pg. 361 [AotW citation 8351]

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